Douglas Alan Bates

Douglas A. Bates s a shareholder with Clark Partington Hart Larry Bond & Stackhouse, P.A. in Pensacola, Fla., and chairs its Commercial Litigation section. He has handled insolvency matters, distressed business situations and special-asset cases across the State of Florida and the U.S., and across a wide range of industries including airline, hospitality, manufacturing, retail and financial services. He serves as a trusted advisor to local, regional and national clients and maintains his focus on commercial and real estate litigation, as well as bankruptcy and creditors’ rights matters. Mr. Bates is listed in Chambers USA and is an active member of the Business Law Section of The Florida Bar, serving on the Section’s Executive Council. He also is a Fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy and is active in numerous other local, statewide and national organizations, including The Florida Bar Standing Committee on Student Education and Bar Admissions. Mr.Bates received his B.S.B.A. summa cum laude from Birmingham Southern College and his J.D. cum laude from the University of Florida College of Law.